Question 1

The phenomenon whereby a surprisingly large number of memories come from the ages 10 to 30 is termed:

Accepted Answer

A)  Infantile amnesia 
B)  Repression 
C)  Reminiscence bump 
D)  Retrospective interference 
E)  Source amnesia 
A)  Infantile amnesia 
B)  Repression 
C)  Reminiscence bump 
D)  Retrospective interference 
E)  Source amnesia C

Question 2

What are the main functions of autobiographic memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social function 
B)  Directive function 
C)  Self-function 
D)  A and C 
E)  A, B and C 
A)  Social function 
B)  Directive function 
C)  Self-function 
D)  A and C 
E)  A, B and C E

Question 3

Conway (2005) argued that people strive to have their autobiographical memories exhibit which two properties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Abundance and independent 
B)  Diversity and abstractness 
C)  Self-actualisation and integration 
D)  Specificity and contingency 
E)  Coherence and correspondence 
A)  Abundance and independent 
B)  Diversity and abstractness 
C)  Self-actualisation and integration 
D)  Specificity and contingency 
E)  Coherence and correspondence E

Question 4

Freud argued that childhood amnesia is caused by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Repression 
B)  The emergence of the cognitive self 
C)  Maternal reminiscing style 
D)  Damage to the brain 
E)  Lack of language 
A)  Repression 
B)  The emergence of the cognitive self 
C)  Maternal reminiscing style 
D)  Damage to the brain 
E)  Lack of language

Question 5

The study by Loftus and Palmer (1974) demonstrated how eyewitnesses' memories can be influenced by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pre-event information 
B)  Confirmation bias 
C)  Rehearsal 
D)  Misleading information 
E)  Reward 
A)  Pre-event information 
B)  Confirmation bias 
C)  Rehearsal 
D)  Misleading information 
E)  Reward

Question 6

According to Conway and Pleydell-Pearce's (2000) theory, which two methods of retrieval are used to access autobiographical memories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct and generative 
B)  Direct and indirect 
C)  Proactive and retroactive 
D)  Retrograde and anterograde 
E)  Explicit and implicit 
A)  Direct and generative 
B)  Direct and indirect 
C)  Proactive and retroactive 
D)  Retrograde and anterograde 
E)  Explicit and implicit

Question 7

Roy (1991) advised that distractions should be minimised, with pauses between responses and the next question, in their:

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive interview 
B)  Encoding specificity principle 
C)  Enhanced cognitive interview 
D)  Simultaneous line-up 
E)  Sequential line-up 
A)  Cognitive interview 
B)  Encoding specificity principle 
C)  Enhanced cognitive interview 
D)  Simultaneous line-up 
E)  Sequential line-up

Question 8

In the study by Jenkins et al. (2011), participants showed very poor face recognition. Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  Varability 
B)  Replicability 
C)  Similarity 
D)  Unfamiliarity 
E)  Typicality 
A)  Varability 
B)  Replicability 
C)  Similarity 
D)  Unfamiliarity 
E)  Typicality

Question 9

Which brain region associated with memory is generated within the hippocampus early in development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Subiculum 
B)  Pons 
C)  Prefrontal cortex 
D)  Dentate gyrus 
E)  Anterior cingulate 
A)  Subiculum 
B)  Pons 
C)  Prefrontal cortex 
D)  Dentate gyrus 
E)  Anterior cingulate

Question 10

In Valentine et al.'s (2003) study of eyewitness identification from 314 real line-ups, how many eyewitnesses correctly identified the actual suspect?

Accepted Answer

A)  0.4 
B)  0.5 
C)  0.6 
D)  0.7 
E)  0.8 
A)  0.4 
B)  0.5 
C)  0.6 
D)  0.7 
E)  0.8

Question 11

According to Conway and Pleydell-Pearce's (2000) self-memory theory, the autobiographical memory knowledge base contains personal memories at how many levels of specificity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two 
B)  Three 
C)  Four 
D)  Five 
E)  Six 
A)  Two 
B)  Three 
C)  Four 
D)  Five 
E)  Six

Question 12

The study by Woike et al. (1999) distinguished between the communal personality type and which other personality type that emphasises independence, achievement and personal power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Agentic 
B)  Selfish 
C)  Ego-depleted 
D)  Ought-self 
E)  Cognitive self 
A)  Agentic 
B)  Selfish 
C)  Ego-depleted 
D)  Ought-self 
E)  Cognitive self

Question 13

McDaniel et al. (2013) argued the monitoring required to perform a non-focal task would involve:

Accepted Answer

A)  Working memory 
B)  Top-down attentional control 
C)  Bottom-up attentional control 
D)  Sustained activity 
E)  Transient activty 
A)  Working memory 
B)  Top-down attentional control 
C)  Bottom-up attentional control 
D)  Sustained activity 
E)  Transient activty

Question 14

Brown et al. (2017) replicated the other-race effect. They found greater activation in which network?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fronto-temporal network 
B)  Default mode network 
C)  Fronto-parietal network 
D)  Salience network 
E)  Tempo-parietal network 
A)  Fronto-temporal network 
B)  Default mode network 
C)  Fronto-parietal network 
D)  Salience network 
E)  Tempo-parietal network

Question 15

Brown and Kulik (1977) argued flashbulb memories typically include information about:

Accepted Answer

A)  Informant 
B)  Place where the news was heard 
C)  Individual's own emotional state 
D)  Emotional state of others 
E)  All of the above 
A)  Informant 
B)  Place where the news was heard 
C)  Individual's own emotional state 
D)  Emotional state of others 
E)  All of the above

Question 16

The target was correctly identified more often with same-race faces than other-race ones (Megreya et al.). This is an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  Out-group 
B)  Same-race effect 
C)  In-group 
D)  Cross-race effect 
E)  Other-race effect 
A)  Out-group 
B)  Same-race effect 
C)  In-group 
D)  Cross-race effect 
E)  Other-race effect

Question 17

According to social-cultural developmental theory , what is key to autobiographic memory development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reading and writing 
B)  Listening and social interaction 
C)  Reading and culture 
D)  Language and culture 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Reading and writing 
B)  Listening and social interaction 
C)  Reading and culture 
D)  Language and culture 
E)  None of the above

Question 18

According to Howe and Courage (1997), infantile amnesia is most directly related to the emergence of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Short-term memory structures 
B)  Repression 
C)  Language 
D)  The unconscious 
E)  The cognitive self 
A)  Short-term memory structures 
B)  Repression 
C)  Language 
D)  The unconscious 
E)  The cognitive self

Question 19

According to Einstein and McDaniel's (2005) multiprocess framework, the detection of cues for response is "automatic" when which following criteria are fulfilled?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ongoing task is focal 
B)  The cue on the prospective-memory task and the to-be-performed action are highly associated 
C)  The cue is salient 
D)  The indended action is simple 
E)  All of the above 
A)  The ongoing task is focal 
B)  The cue on the prospective-memory task and the to-be-performed action are highly associated 
C)  The cue is salient 
D)  The indended action is simple 
E)  All of the above

Question 20

According to McDaniel et al. (2013), sustained activity in the ____ would be involved in attentional control?

Accepted Answer

A)  anterior parietal cortex 
B)  lateral prefrontal cortex 
C)  anterior prefrontal cortex 
D)  medial temporal lobe 
E)  hippocampus 
A)  anterior parietal cortex 
B)  lateral prefrontal cortex 
C)  anterior prefrontal cortex 
D)  medial temporal lobe 
E)  hippocampus

The phenomenon whereby a surprisingly large number of memories come from the ages 10 to 30 is termed:

What are the main functions of autobiographic memory?

Conway (2005) argued that people strive to have their autobiographical memories exhibit which two properties?

Freud argued that childhood amnesia is caused by:

The study by Loftus and Palmer (1974) demonstrated how eyewitnesses' memories can be influenced by:

According to Conway and Pleydell-Pearce's (2000) theory, which two methods of retrieval are used to access autobiographical memories?

Roy (1991) advised that distractions should be minimised, with pauses between responses and the next question, in their:

In the study by Jenkins et al. (2011), participants showed very poor face recognition. Why?

Which brain region associated with memory is generated within the hippocampus early in development?

In Valentine et al.'s (2003) study of eyewitness identification from 314 real line-ups, how many eyewitnesses correctly identified the actual suspect?

According to Conway and Pleydell-Pearce's (2000) self-memory theory, the autobiographical memory knowledge base contains personal memories at how many levels of specificity?

The study by Woike et al. (1999) distinguished between the communal personality type and which other personality type that emphasises independence, achievement and personal power?

McDaniel et al. (2013) argued the monitoring required to perform a non-focal task would involve:

Brown et al. (2017) replicated the other-race effect. They found greater activation in which network?

Brown and Kulik (1977) argued flashbulb memories typically include information about:

The target was correctly identified more often with same-race faces than other-race ones (Megreya et al.). This is an example of?

According to social-cultural developmental theory , what is key to autobiographic memory development?

According to Howe and Courage (1997), infantile amnesia is most directly related to the emergence of:

According to Einstein and McDaniel's (2005) multiprocess framework, the detection of cues for response is "automatic" when which following criteria are fulfilled?

According to McDaniel et al. (2013), sustained activity in the ____ would be involved in attentional control?

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Exam 8: Everyday Memory

The phenomenon whereby a surprisingly large number of memories come from the ages 10 to 30 is termed:

What are the main functions of autobiographic memory?

Conway (2005) argued that people strive to have their autobiographical memories exhibit which two properties?

Freud argued that childhood amnesia is caused by:

The study by Loftus and Palmer (1974) demonstrated how eyewitnesses' memories can be influenced by:

According to Conway and Pleydell-Pearce's (2000) theory, which two methods of retrieval are used to access autobiographical memories?

Roy (1991) advised that distractions should be minimised, with pauses between responses and the next question, in their:

In the study by Jenkins et al. (2011), participants showed very poor face recognition. Why?

Which brain region associated with memory is generated within the hippocampus early in development?

In Valentine et al.'s (2003) study of eyewitness identification from 314 real line-ups, how many eyewitnesses correctly identified the actual suspect?

According to Conway and Pleydell-Pearce's (2000) self-memory theory, the autobiographical memory knowledge base contains personal memories at how many levels of specificity?

The study by Woike et al. (1999) distinguished between the communal personality type and which other personality type that emphasises independence, achievement and personal power?

McDaniel et al. (2013) argued the monitoring required to perform a non-focal task would involve:

Brown et al. (2017) replicated the other-race effect. They found greater activation in which network?

Brown and Kulik (1977) argued flashbulb memories typically include information about:

The target was correctly identified more often with same-race faces than other-race ones (Megreya et al.). This is an example of?

According to social-cultural developmental theory , what is key to autobiographic memory development?

According to Howe and Courage (1997), infantile amnesia is most directly related to the emergence of:

According to Einstein and McDaniel's (2005) multiprocess framework, the detection of cues for response is "automatic" when which following criteria are fulfilled?

According to McDaniel et al. (2013), sustained activity in the ____ would be involved in attentional control?

Approaches to Human Cognition

Basic Processes in Visual Perception

Object and Face Recognition

Motor Perception and Action

Attention and Performance

Learning, Memory and Forgetting

Long-Term Memory Systems

Speech Perception and Reading

Language Comprehension

Language Production

Problem Solving and Expertise

Judgement and Decision Making

Reasoning and Hypothesis Testing

Cognition and Emotion

Consciousness

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